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hedgehog

1 [ˈhedʒˌhɒɡ]

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ID 720557 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain classified zoology
  • siillaste sgk-a kuuluv putuktoiduliste imetajate perekond; 6 liiki ...
  • any of several small, insect-eating mammals (family Erinaceidae) of the Old World, with a shaggy coat and sharp spines on the back, which bristle and form a defense when the animal curls up
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  • FI: siili [U50980] DE: der Igel [U50980] LA: Erinaceus [ENE]
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hedgehog

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